In an adult lifetime of myriad miscalculation, I have been absolutely right about only three things – the delight of Popeyes chicken, the danger of the Internet and the disaster of replay as an officiating tool.

This must be at least the seventh time I have written about replay after pledging to never write about replay again.

Since the first version of replay was used by the NFL in 1986, I have argued that this is a long road to ruin.

Upon even further review, NFL replay isn't solving anything!

Once we began this replay routine, we could never return to the old ways.

Replay shatters the flow of the game, reduces the spontaneous joy of the game, and changes how we watch the game.

Scott Kaplan

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Yes, it takes more time and yes, most of the time the call stands... but we've got to remember why it's in place and that's to get the calls (missed/right/wrong) correct. Who honestly thinks the Rams would have beat the Saints last year if the refs would have got the call right (or even been able to review it)?

JonB

Replay has only caused problems... slows games and makes the everyday fan like myself want to turn it off